Staff Nurse Band 5

2 months ago


Louth, Ireland United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity is available for a Band 5 to work within the Day Case (Fotherby) Ward at County Hospital Louth.

If you would like to be part of a dynamic, skilled, motivated and friendly team delivering high quality nursing care to Surgical , Orthopaedic and Ophthalmology patients within a Day ward and you are an NMC Registered General Nurse Level 1 then this is the post for you. We consistently score 5 stars on The Friends and Family Test (FFT) and pride ourselves on the individual care we give to ensure all patients have a positive day surgery experience.

The specialities coming through the Day Case ward are: Orthopaedics, Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Breast, Community Dental, Urology and General Surgery

You will be expected to assist in the management and co-ordination of staff to aid theatre utilisation by ensuring patients are prepared for theatre in a timely manner. You will be responsible for ensuring patient safety pre and post surgery and upon discharge.

Main duties of the job

Successful applicants will be given a comprehensive individualised induction programme so that you may develop your skills and knowledge within the ward setting around existing skills and knowledge.

For newly qualified nurses, the Trust has a supportive Preceptorship Programme with dedicated practice educators providing support in practice. This is complemented by a comprehensive taught programme in the first year post qualification.

Further continuing programmes of development will be based on meeting your individual personal and professional needs to assist you in the development of your skills.

We are committed to encouraging staff development through annual appraisal .

The department operates Monday to Friday 07:00 - 20:00 hours with a system of rotation long and short shifts with e rostering system in use to support some flexibility.

About us

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated

Job description

Job responsibilities

Have a look at the job description, and if you like what you see, then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

NMC Level 1 registration

Desirable

Evidence of further education Teaching certificate/ practice assessor supervisor experience

Previous Experience

Essential

Recent experience in an appropriate area surgical or medical day case or acute hospital wards

Desirable

Ability to complete extended roles venepuncture/cannulation/male catheterisation Committed to ongoing personal development

Skills

Essential

Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda. Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework

Desirable

Customer care training

Specific Requirements

Desirable

ALS certificate or willingness to work towards one
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